Publishing Model
Open Access Policy
Applied Econometrics & International Development
Applied Econometrics & International Development
Committed to the unrestricted global dissemination of development economics research — freely accessible to scholars, policymakers, and institutions worldwide without subscription barriers.
All articles published in Applied Econometrics and International Development are fully open access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Published research is immediately and permanently available online at no cost to readers or institutions, allowing unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, and redistribution provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.
Our Publishing Model
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Continuous Publishing
Accepted articles published immediately after final approval — no waiting for issue compilation
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DOI Assigned
Every article receives a permanent Digital Object Identifier for reliable citation and indexing
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Repository Ready
Authors may self-archive in SSRN, RePEC, or institutional repositories without restriction
Benefits of Open Access Publishing
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Greater Citation Impact
Open access articles consistently achieve higher citation rates due to unrestricted global availability, significantly amplifying the academic recognition of authors' econometric research.
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Global Policy Reach
Development economists, government agencies, international organisations, and NGOs can directly access and apply published research findings to inform real-world policy decisions.
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Academic Equity
Researchers and institutions in low- and middle-income countries gain equal access to published econometric literature, fostering a more equitable global research environment.
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Research Collaboration
Unrestricted access encourages cross-institutional and cross-border academic collaboration, accelerating the advancement of knowledge in applied econometrics and development economics.
Policy Details
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Open Access Principle
Applied Econometrics and International Development is a fully open access journal. All published articles are made immediately and permanently available online at no charge to readers or their institutions. There are no subscription fees, access barriers, or embargo periods. This commitment reflects the journal's belief that rigorous research on economic development, quantitative methods, and global poverty should be freely accessible to all stakeholders — from academic economists to front-line development practitioners.
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Research Visibility and Citation Impact
Published research in an open access environment benefits from substantially higher visibility than equivalent content published behind paywalls. Articles in this journal are freely indexable, searchable, and citable across major academic databases, working paper repositories such as SSRN and RePEC, and open bibliographic platforms. Authors publishing with Applied Econometrics and International Development can expect broader readership and, consequently, greater citation impact for their econometric and empirical contributions.
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Public Engagement and Knowledge Sharing
Open access ensures that the findings of published research reach beyond the academic community. Development practitioners, public sector economists, international financial institutions, think tanks, and civil society organisations can access and apply published findings without institutional affiliation or subscription. This broadens the societal impact of applied econometric research and strengthens the connection between academic scholarship and evidence-based development policy.
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Author Rights Under Open Access
Authors retain full copyright over their published work. By publishing in this journal, authors grant a non-exclusive licence to the journal to publish and distribute the article under the CC BY 4.0 license. Authors are free to reuse their published articles in books, teaching materials, working paper series, and institutional repositories without seeking prior permission from the editorial office, provided that the original publication in Applied Econometrics and International Development is properly acknowledged with a full citation and DOI reference.
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Open Citations
This journal supports the principles of open citations. All references contained in published articles are freely accessible and machine-readable, supporting the global infrastructure for transparent bibliometric analysis and research discoverability. Open citation data contributes to a more interconnected, verifiable, and equitable academic knowledge ecosystem — a value particularly important in the field of international development, where cross-disciplinary citation transparency enhances reproducibility and policy relevance.
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Continuous Publishing Model
Applied Econometrics and International Development follows a continuous publishing model. Accepted manuscripts are processed and published online immediately upon completion of peer review, copyediting, and final author approval — without delay for issue compilation. Each published article is assigned a permanent DOI and formatted for immediate citation. This model ensures that timely econometric findings and development research reach the academic community and policymakers without unnecessary delay.
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Applied Econometrics and International Development · Open Access Policy
